Assessing the Credibility of Constitutional Experts
CCES 2017 Codebook

notcredible
Answer to do you think cited experts are credible
1- yes
2 � don�t know
3- no
. - missing

yescred
Answer to do you think cited experts are credible 
0 � other
1 � yes

nocred
Answer to do you think cited experts are credible 
0 � other
1 � no

dontknowcred
Answer to do you think cited experts are credible 
0 � other
1 � don�t know





consist3pt
Condition assignment: agreement category - is expert opinion in condition consistent with expressed policy views? 
1- inconsistent
2- mixed opinion
3 � consistent with opinion
. � missing

agree_pol
Assigned to condition with expert opinion consistent with views
0 � other
1- consistent

disagree
Assigned to condition with expert opinion inconsistent with views
0 � other
1- inconsistent

unclear_agree
Assigned to condition with mixed expert opinion
0 � other
1- mixed expert opinion

IUA_executive3_treat
Condition: public support for action 
0 � 85%
1 � 15%


Republican7
Partisanship
1-Strong Democrat
2- Democrat
3 � Leans Democrat
4 � Independent
5 � Leans Republican
6 - Republican
7= Strong Republican 

White
Race
0 � other
1- white

Age
Birthyear
(higher=younger)

female
Participant gender
0 - Male
1 � Female

educ 
1 � less than HS
2 � High School
3 - Some College
4 � 2 year degree
5 -4 year degree
6 � post graduate












